Touch and Go and Quarterstick's rosters include Slint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Jesus Lizard, Mekons, Naked Raygun, TV on the Radio, Brainiac, Calexico, Big Black and tons more.
SXSW's film festival includes the World Premiere of Jordan Peele's new film, ’Us' and 2019 featured/keynote speakers include A$AP Rocky, David Crosby, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Henry Winkler, Cameron Crowe and more.
This week: a premiere from Jorge Elbrecht, the man behind Lansing-Dreiden and Violens, the return of Total Control, long-awaited Brainiac vinyl reissues, new Melbourne band RVG, and a look back at Carl Newman's pre-New Pornographer's past.
A tribute show to Brainiac is happening in NYC, and footage will be used in the upcoming documentary on the band. The show will feature surviving members of Brainiac, plus members of Girls Against Boys (who also headline), The Dismemberment Plan, The Wrens, Hole, Les Savy Fav, Hella, Chrome Cranks, …
New indie rock "superduo" Vertical Scratchers (aka John Schmersal of Brainiac/Enon and Christian Beauileu of Triclops!/Anywhere) are about to put out their debut LP, Daughter of Everything, on February 25 via Merge, and they've just announced a tour in support of that album...